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Home arrow.gif (67 bytes) Features arrow.gif (67 bytes) Trumpet Music for the Holidays


My favorite trumpet-oriented holiday CDs, in order of preference.

1

A Concord Jazz Christmas, Volume 2

Concord Jazz Christmas, Volume 2

Featuring Maynard with Big Bop Nouveau performing a recent restructing of the famous MF Christmas Medley, the Concord Jazz Christmas, Volume 2 is a great find for any Maynard fan.
 

2

The Tom Kubis Big Band "The Tom Kubis Big Band"

 
 
3

Harry Connick, Jr. "Harry For The Holidays"

Harry's back with his second Christmas album. Former MF lead trumpet Roger Ingram is here, along with Harry's usual cast of amazing sidemen including Charles "Ned" Goold, Leroy Jones, Lucien Barbarin and Arthur Latin.
 

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Beautiful tunes, beautiful performances. 
 
5

The Brian Setzer Orchestra "Boogie Woogie Christmas"

Great big band arrangements with a rockabilly flair.
 

6

Harry Connick, Jr. "When My Heart Finds Christmas"

With a trumpet section that includes previous MF lead players Roger Ingram and Dan Miller, you can be sure that the high notes are frequent and powerful.
 

7

Phil Driscoll "Heaven and Nature Swing"

Phil Driscoll

Many of you may have seen Phil Driscoll open the Emmy Awards a few years ago. Heaven and Nature Swing is a full on big band album of Christmas tunes. Phil sings and plays.
 

8

Al Hirt "Have a Merry Little Christmas"

A mix of fun, up-tempo, and at times campy songs and a few pretty songs make up this collection of Christmas tunes.
 

9

Jim Manley "Christmas Unwrapped"

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Jim Manley is a confessed Maynard enthusiast. That being said, Jim Manley is a phenomenon in his own right. His range is mind blowing, and this Christmas album is an exciting example.
 

10

Doc Severinsen "Merry Christmas from Doc Severinsen and the Tonight Show Band"

What can be said about Doc Severinsen? He, like Maynard, is a living legend. Here he is with the Tonight Show Band blasting some holiday cheer.
 

11

Stan Kenton "A Merry Christmas"

 

 

My Non-Trumpet favorites

Just in case you, like me, enjoy a CD without trumpets from time to time, here are my most enthusiastic non-trumpet Christmas CD recommendations.